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Some sort of Knight Games parody act? Does Matt Mercer know about this?

I've been watching baseball since I was eight and I've never seen anything like what's going in in Milwaukee. As a rules nerd, this is the best.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 21h

Seven years ago, my wife and I thought it would be fun to try Halloween costumes for the cats. We have still not been forgiven.

My cat Mary doesn’t love her costume. “I guess this is my life now.”

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy 8th birthday to these three. They handle their own baths these days. (Me too.)

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Logan @ Scryfall.com @logan.scryfall.com · 30/09/2026

Unknown Event cards for MagicCon Amsterdam 2026 and Gen Con 2026 are now up on @scryfall.com. They should be available to brew with on <insert your favorite deck building site here> soon™️!

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jordan’s great and if you’re hiring, you should consider getting his greatness in the fold.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In my defense, I wanted to try this in Amsterdam, but Seth and I kept just missing each other. But I did watch others play a bit and they looked like they were having fun. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tonight’s big success is I didn’t accidentally poison my cat. Grapes and raisins are highly toxic to cats, a fact you really should be aware of before mindlessly allowing your cat to lick the milky remnants of your unattended bowl of Raisin Bran.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the good newses moved to a different day. Hooray! It just goes to show: Sometimes in life, if something isn't going your way, you can just do nothing except whine a little bit and the problem will fix itself.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Global Jace token death count: over 9000. Happy #MTGFRA prerelease weekend, everyone. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Locked in the game design for Tribble Takeover, a #MTGxStarTrek Sealed Deck event at #MCAtlanta that I'm hosting. Players are hopefully in for a great time that is far too adorable to threaten the safety of everyone on board. mcatlanta.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/magic-...

mcatlanta.mtgfestivals.com

Ticketed Play Information

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I read this in the middle of a meeting where I was expected to be quiet. My giggling was not quiet. Off to design more cards. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Got some good news at work today, then I got some additional good news, but the second good news is happening at the same time as the first good news and I can only do one of them. A great problem to have, to be sure, but still… stupid calendars.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Magic Rules team started a blog. Allow it into your eyes.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What I really wanted this week was for the Packers to not blow a fourth quarter lead. I see now where I went wrong. #GoPackGo

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Yeah, I can lie to myself and you all for a few minutes and take half an apple fritter.” —Me, starting a templating meeting “Hey, look! Half an apple fritter!” —Me, ten minutes later

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Graduated from physical therapy today. Told everyone in the office I'd see them next time I hurt myself. A few laughs, but one therapist just nodded sadly.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This sounds like something I'd make up, but I swear it's true. I needed to take my mind off the Packers blowing today's game, so I thought I'd lighten tomorrow's load by templating a few cards and the first one where I needed to look up a precedent? That precedent was ****ing Unravel. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It seems appropriate today to share this remarkable episode of one of my favorite podcasts. If you have time, it is worth that time. @harvilla.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3VNc...

open.spotify.com

Bruce Springsteen — “The Rising”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s · Episode

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A great video for Star Trek Day, even if @seanferrick.bsky.social gets it wrong about Faith of the Heart. 😘 youtu.be/CI0KP0n52ZI?...

youtu.be

Ups & Downs From 60 Years Of Star Trek

YouTube video by TrekCulture

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some version of me wrote some version of the Reality Fracture mechanics article, and that's the one you get to read. Lucky you? #MTGFRA magic.wizards.com/en/news/feat... #WotCstaff

magic.wizards.com

Reality Fracture Mechanics

Take a crash course in Reality Fracture's new and returning mechanics and bring the mightiest spells in the Echoverse to your games!

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Three years ago today the Magic community lost Sheldon Menery, and I lost a good friend and mentor. One of my great regrets was never finding the time to accept Sheldon’s invitation to come visit him at his place. I’d see him soon. There was always something going on. I was always so busy.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Between PAX and Trek to Vegas, I’ve talked to many people who are excited about #MTGxStarTrek bringing them back to Magic or getting them to play for the first time. I did hear about one person who, upon receiving a Kirk promo card, seemed skeptical. “Oh no. I now own a Magic card.” #WotCstaff

static.klipy.com

You Have Heard Of Me

ALT: You Have Heard Of Me

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We’re right next to the Pikmin Blooms booth, which is giving out cute Pikmin hats. Let me tell you, we have beamed up an unprecedented number of Pikmin this weekend. #TheTroublewithPikmin #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Day 3 of PAX, or as my lower back calls it, day 12 of PAX. Let’s get it.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Spent the day taking photos in the Magic transporter room. The Vulcan LLAP was the most popular pose. One guest went a different route. “Sir, just checking you’re aware that’s Wu-Tang, not Vulcan?” #MTGxStarTrek #PAX #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Up early for the first of four days at PAX showing off Magic and #MTGxStarTrek. One of my favorite cons + don’t have to fly to get there is the best. Come say hi if you’re there!

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy 6 year anniversary to the Zendikar Rising debut video, which we filmed under pandemic conditions, so I did my part at home alongside my cat Aaron. The production team shipped me a cool hat to wear. The goofy mustache I grew on my own. #WotCstaff

Safari Matt tames a wild beast. Said wild beast gets ready to bolt.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Would you be content as a Content Specialist for Magic? Perhaps your future is only a click (and an application, and probably some interviews, and other things? I don't know how it all works) away! #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thinking about #MTGxStarTrek has me a little nostalgic for opening Star Trek cards. Might dip into the collection for a pack or two.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This reality doesn't get everything right, but it picked the right author for the #MTGFRA story. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Anna Margaret’s the coolest person I’ve ever met, and I’ve met Gavin.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Spending the day at Microsoft for Non-Intern Puzzleday, one of my favorite puzzle events of the year.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Internal scanners have picked up a rather adorable event coming to #MCAtlanta. Come play in my Tribble Takeover, won't you? (Klingons welcome but are reminded of the rules against unsporting conduct.) #MTGxStarTrek #WotCstaff mcatlanta.mtgfestivals.com/en-us/magic-...

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to Leonard Williams for signing a 3-year extension with the Seahawks for $90 million. It might be presumptuous to assume his success is due to him being an avid Magic player, but it also might be presumptuous to dismiss the possibility. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

but y tho? scryfall.com/card/slz/57/... #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(THIS CARD IS RED!) scryfall.com/card/slz/301... #WotCstaff

Gut Shot, perhaps in more ways than one.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Zero errors is always the goal. Everyone wants perfection in their work. Though, a set where "errors" are seen as charming? Absolutely incredible. #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Watched (well, rewatched) the MTV Unplugged episodes for Arrested Development and Korn while getting some work done today. They both feel a million years ago, and even they were 15 years apart!

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I thought this week’s Strange New Worlds was fun. Maybe Squen and Cragg have just left me predisposed to enjoying puppets. Seemed like a great holodeck romp on a ship with no holodeck.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Always on the lookout for new reminder text innovations. Scry 1. (It's the library one.) Surveil 1. (It's the graveyard one.) Discover 4. (It's the cascade one.) This creature explores. (No, you're thinking of discover.) #WotCstaff

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The first thing that kli.org, the Klingon Language Institute website, asks you to do is verify that you are *human*. Suspicious.

kli.org

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It is very difficult to get all three of them in the same shot these days.

My three cats. Aaron, in the background, waits for food. Mary is doing her cow impression and has tipped over. Jordy, foreground, wonders if three cats is too many.

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Are the blocks falling on my head? I'm down with long bars, but what's the snack bar situation?

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

It’s once bought a box of Bluey cereal and ended up throwing most of it away. But now there’s new packaging. It’s by Kix! New berry flavor! (Previously, it didn’t have flavor to speak of.) I’m ready to get hurt again. @sammamagic.bsky.social

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Matt Tabak @wotcmatt.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Finally got around to finishing The Umbrella Academy. I really liked the show, although I did think it got weaker as it went on. Still, at least it got an ending.

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